Biopharma News

The companies expanded their partnership to develop and commercialize messenger RNA (mRNA) cancer vaccines to include shared-antigen mRNA cancer vaccines such as mRNA-5671.

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Biotech will acquire biotechnology company BeneVir Biopharm to strengthen Janssen’s immunotherapy platform.

Takeda expands its global and therapy base with announced acquisition of Shire.

The company received a complete response letter from FDA in response to the biologics license application for a proposed rituximab biosimilar.

The data and analytics company reports on the anticipated uptake of Humira (adalimumab)‎‎ biosimilars in the EU once they are launched in 2018.

The companies plan to advance programs for dementia and other neurological conditions.

As Astellas Pharma winds down its Agensys research operations, the company sells the Santa Monica, CA, facility to Gilead.

The company received a complete response letter from FDA in response to the biologics license application for a proposed trastuzumab biosimilar.

LNC Therapeutics has appointed a new CEO and is strengthening its R&D for gut microbiome-based drugs.

The transaction is part of Merck KGaA’s strategy to actively shape its product portfolio and focus on innovation-driven business.

The agency has granted breakthrough therapy designation to Roche’s hemophilia therapy for treating hemophilia A in patients without factor VIII inhibitors.

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen partners with Bristol-Myers Squibb to advance next-generation therapies for cardiovascular diseases.

According to Alexion, the acquisition will help rebuild its clinical pipeline.

The new facility, to be built in Toronto, Canada, will significantly increase capacity for pediatric and booster vaccines.

The biopharmaceutical firm has chosen Rhode Island as the site of its next-generation biomanufacturing plant, which will offer flexibility, speed, and efficiency.

The acquisition is expected to accelerate progress towards personalized cancer healthcare.

Roche has acquired a program to develop regenerative therapies for multiple sclerosis.

Under this global collaboration, the companies will develop encapsulated cell therapies for treating Type 1 diabetes.

Celltrion received complete response letters from FDA for its rituximab and trastuzumab biosimilars.

Boehringer Ingelheim and OSE Immunotherapeutics have entered a global immuno-oncology partnership to develop a checkpoint inhibitor for treating advanced solid tumors.

The companies have created Syna Therapeutics, a joint venture that will develop biosimilars and new molecules.

The European approval marks the first approval for a biosimilar in that region resulting from the companies’ joint portfolio.

The agency has accepted AstraZeneca’s biologics license application for an investigational leukemia drug candidate and granted it priority review.

Pfizer transfers CAR-T assets to Allogene Therapeutics under a new alliance to further develop immuno-oncology therapeutics.

The companies will co-develop and co-promote a CAR T cell therapy in the United States.

The acquisition strengthens Celgene’s position in the global cellular immunotherapy space.

EMA has recommended approval of the biosimilar for the same indications as Roche’s Herceptin (trastuzumab).

Novartis’ Sandoz is seeking approval of its biosimilar referencing Johnson & Johnson’s Remicade (infliximab) for all of Remicade’s indications across gastroenterology, rheumatology, and dermatology.